Re: Problems installing Xircom creditcard ethernet adapter on Win2k laptop

From: Jud (Jud_at_myhouse.com)
Date: 07/18/04

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    "Weeble" <weeble@w.o.b.b.l.e.co.uk> wrote in message
    news:emmdnXJunYNMqGfdSa8jmA@karoo.co.uk...
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I'm really a beginner with networking so please be gentle! :)
    >
    > My intention is to network my WinXP PC with my Win2000 laptop. I have a
    > Xircom PCMCIA creditcard ethernet adapter but have had no luck installing
    > it. I follow the instructions exactly but Win2000 just won't automatically
    > detect the card at all. Still no joy even if I go ahead and install the
    > drivers from the CD.
    >
    > I tried the card on two laptops and presumed it dead, so recieved a
    > replacement, however so far in the laptop I want to use, still no joy!
    >
    > The PCMCIA slot controllers appear to be active, although one says
    "Generic
    > driver" and the other says something about an "O/2 driver".
    >
    > Does the problem lie with the card, the O/S or the PCMCIA controller?
    >
    > This is the first time I've had anything to do with PCMCIA so I'm not sure
    > what to look for if I need another driver. The laptop was put together by
    > Time Computers but there doesn't appear to be a model number... and Time
    > computers are now Tiny computers I think?
    >
    > Any advice would be great. I can't afford to set up a wireless network yet
    > so it would be nice to have this working!
    >
    > TIA
    >
    > Gem.
    >
    > First question is, is the second card been tested on another machine since
    being placed in the Laptop, as it may have been damaged by a faulty card
    slot on the Laptop, And is the PCMCIA slot activated on the Laptop (look in
    the BIOS)

    If it is ok then try removing the reference to the card in Device Manager
    and rebooting with the card in place, Win2K should detect the card as new
    Hardware and ask for the drivers, Look in DM for anything with a yellow
    exclamation mark if there is remove it.

    Are the drivers correct? 2K wont load a device if it can't find the driver,
    or if the drivers are for anothere OS, and is the card designed for use in
    2K ?

    Jud

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